Whitehead v. State

Johnson, Judge.

Roosevelt Whitehead, Jr., was tried and convicted of two counts of sale of cocaine. Having previously pled guilty to a charge of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in 1988, Whitehead received two concurrent life sentences in prison pursuant to OCGA § 16-13-30 (d).

In his single enumeration of error asserted on appeal, Whitehead claims the trial court erred in denying his motion for new trial. He argues that he received ineffective assistance of counsel, not at trial, but in the advice he was given concerning an offered plea bargain. He asserts that the advice was…